The Rise of Napoleon Napoleon was a self

• Napoleon was a self mad man of immense talent and ambition •

• Napoleon earned his first fame with the Italian campaigns • Followed up

• Napoleon’s coup d’etat of Brumaire succeeded in creating a new government, the

Napoleon’s Domestic Policies • He consolidated his power and in 1804 crowned himself emperor

Governance and Administration • Created a constitution for the Consulate and then the Empire

• Napoleon used plebiscites to show that people agreed with Napoleon’s proclamations for

Legal and Social Policies • Napoleon announced “careers open to talent” • Created a

Napoleonic Code • Perhaps his most significant accomplishment • Created a single law code

Economic and financial policies • Modernized the infrastructure of France • However, his efforts

Educational policies • Established a nationwide system of secondary schools, called the lycee •

Religious Policies • Ended the war between the Revolution and the RCC with the

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The Rise of Napoleon

• Napoleon was a self mad man of immense talent and ambition • From a minor Italian noble family on the island of Corsica • Set out to prove he was equal of every Frenchman he encountered in his military academy and the army • Had a quick mind that excelled in practical subjects that combined with supreme confidence

• Napoleon earned his first fame with the Italian campaigns • Followed up his success with a bold move by invading Egypt in 1789 -1799 • He abandoned his men in Egypt and found his way to France in time to take part in the overthrow of the Directory

• Napoleon’s coup d’etat of Brumaire succeeded in creating a new government, the Consulate • He was chosen 1 st consul, and quickly outmaneuvered the other two consuls • In 1801 proclaimed himself consul for life

Napoleon’s Domestic Policies • He consolidated his power and in 1804 crowned himself emperor • He implemented policies from the top down with little democratic input and disregarding individual rights

Governance and Administration • Created a constitution for the Consulate and then the Empire • Laws were enacted by the Legislative Corps but could not be debated • Centralized his administration by having prefects that ran each of the 83 departments and reported directly to Paris

• Napoleon used plebiscites to show that people agreed with Napoleon’s proclamations for the empire • He would not stand any interference with his rule

Legal and Social Policies • Napoleon announced “careers open to talent” • Created a Legion of Honor to recognize the contributions of those who served in the revolutionary wars

Napoleonic Code • Perhaps his most significant accomplishment • Created a single law code for all of France, and the nations which he conquered • Reinforced patriarchy and limited the rights of women

Economic and financial policies • Modernized the infrastructure of France • However, his efforts at industrial stimulation proved less successful

Educational policies • Established a nationwide system of secondary schools, called the lycee • National system of technical universities were also begun

Religious Policies • Ended the war between the Revolution and the RCC with the Concordat of 1801 • The pope regained some control of the French clergy and Catholicsm was recognized as the majority religion of France • The Church acknowledged the loss of its properties, and the French government retained a veto power over clerical appointments